The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-18

ing tram, defective brakes, and the curve
of the combined 10 send the train
like great projeciile flying through a
brick structure and burying itself In part
in the buildings ruins. That no more
lives were lost Is marvellous IL Is time
tat the Baltimore and Ohio road began
to recognize its obligations to this public.
Accidents have been too frequent at the
|" Y" THIS economical device should be
abolished as a destroyer Of property and
a death-trap. The plea of defective
brakes rs an excuse for disasters has
worn thin from excessive use. The road
has had ample time to properly equip
itself
FLEW ruE TRACK.
When the train turned the sharp curve
0f the Y. with fearful headway the ears
behind the engine flew the track and
smashed into the signal tower and I'm an
instant there was a wreck. which for con.
fusion has seldom been eQualled In rail
road annals. The engine was dragged
from the track, and, ploughing through
;hc dirt and mud distance Of one hun
drcd and fifty feet, rolled completely
over There it lay, giving forth its steam
and hot water in great jets. The steam
plowcd up the dirt and covered the house
in front Of the engine with a fine layer of
yellow mud that looked like fresh co
Of paint The steam and water were
blown through the house, and some Of
the inmates were badly scalded. Under
the engine lay Hamilton Broseus, the en-
gineer, crushed aud dying, and his fire
man with several bones broken But be-
hind the engine was a scene OF
PANIC ASD CONFUSION.
One car was crushed and nearly buried
under the bricks aed timbers of the de
molished building Two sleeping coaches
and one passenger coach remained on
the track The mail car, The express car
and the baggage ear were rolled over and
their sides were crushed. The roof of
one car protruded from the ruins Of the
building. The disaster, OF course, mt
once created intense eXcitment \ fire
alarm was sounded, which quickly
brought the fire department and the
police 10 the scene Ambulances were
hurriedly sentfor, and acorps ofphyscans
came, summoned from every direction.
TAKING THE INJURED FROM THE DEBRIS.
Firemen. policemen, railroad men, and
citizens went to work with coats of to
clear out the debris. Many injured pas
sengers were removed and taken to
neighboring houses, or drug stores. or to
hospitals In this way eighteen or.twen-
ty people were got out Of the wreck,
some Of them only slightly injured, Others
with bones broken and bodies badly
bruised and cut
IN THE SIGNAL TOWER
In the signal tower on the upper
floor or observatory, }. W. Baxter rail
road signal man was at work. On the
ground floor Joseph Iiealcy, young man
employed by the railroad company, was
engaged cleaning lamps. Baxter, it APP
pears, realized the impending danger in
time. He gave shout 10 llcalcy and
leaped from the tower to the ground
His head was injured in the fall, and he
was badly shaken up, but he seems To
have escaped serious injury. Healey
below, however, was buried in the ruins
OF the house When he was disinterred
IL was found that the tlmbers had fallen
so as 10 protect him from the tons Of
brick ami mortar above him. He was
badly frightened and bruised and blinded
by the lime and plaster
TIE CASUALTIES.
Most Of the injured people were taken
from the scene Of the wreck TO Proyi-
dence Hospital The list as given out at
the hospital this afternoon was as fol-
lows
Ernest Lochmyer, scalp wound and
nose broken.
Mrs. Augusta Beond. slight wounds.
Marie Beond, slight scalp wounds
James w. Smith, fractured leg and dis
located shoulder.
Frank Tanuhauser or Tanhoer, disl0-
Gated shoulder and scratches,
William Buck, cuts and scalp wounds.
Christopher d. Morrison, slight inter
nal injuries.
Charles Koch, scalp wounds and in
jury OF the spine.
Lizzie, aged six; Albert, aged four, and
Charles. aged two, children Of Charles
and Philomena Koch; all with slight
scratches.
THE DEAD ENGINEER.
Broseus, the dead engineer who was
killed, was one of the oldest, and regard
ed as one Of tie most reliable employees
OF the road, which he had served for
more than twenty years. His body was
removed later in the day to Lees under
taking establishment, on Pennsylvania
avenue. Coroner Patterson was on the
scene Of the wreck during the day, and
arranging for an inquest, which will
probably be held 10 morrow.
WHAT RAILROAD MEN SAY.
Many explanations Of and theories to
account for the accident are given by rail
road men. One says that when the train
was about three miles outside Of the city
the eccentric lever Of the engine became
iammed and the engineer was, therefore,
unable 10 work the throttle or reverse the
link motion. Another says that the con
ductor and engineer both knew when 30
miles away that the air brakes were out
Of order Another explanation given is
that the engineer became frightened at
the speed he had on when passing the
" \" and reversed his engine, and the
OF the cars behind literally
forced 1t from the track.